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A. Upon receiving notice from the Board of an application for the issuance, renewal, transfer of location or transfer to another person of a liquor license for a license location in the city, including without limitation an application to transfer a license to a license location in the city under AS 04.11.400(m), the city shall refer the application for review:

1. By the planning office to determine whether any structure, or use of land or a structure, at the license location does not conform to WMC Title 16, or the terms and conditions of any rezoning, planning commission approval, or administrative approval granted for the license location under WMC Title 16. The planning office shall notify the applicant in writing of any nonconformity that it finds. In response to the notice, the applicant may either:

a. Provide evidence satisfactory to the mayor that the nonconformity has been corrected; or

b. Provide a plan for correction of the nonconformity satisfactory to the mayor, with security satisfactory to the mayor for the performance of the plan.

2. By the finance department to determine whether the licensee or license transferee is delinquent in paying to the city any tax, assessment, business license fee, or fee or charge for utility service, or to the Matanuska-Susitna Borough any real property tax, for the business that operates, or will operate, under the liquor license. The finance department shall notify the applicant in writing of any delinquency that it finds. In response to the notice, the applicant may either:

a. Provide evidence satisfactory to the mayor that the delinquent amount has been paid; or

b. Provide a plan for paying the delinquent amount satisfactory to the mayor, with security satisfactory to the mayor for the payment of the delinquent amount.

3. By the police department to determine whether, in the opinion of the chief of police, there has been an excessive number of convictions or arrests for unlawful activity at the license location, police reports of unlawful activity at the license location, or police dispatches to the license location. The police department shall notify the applicant in writing of any adverse finding under this subsection. (Ord. 08-15 § 3, 2008; Ord. 05-06(AM) § 2, 2005)